MEDIA MYP3 (Grade 8): Foundations 1: Cinematography and Pre-Production

Key Concept

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Related Concepts

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Global Context

Communication

Composition, Innovation

Personal and Cultural Expression

Statement of Inquiry:

The invention of the cinema camera allowed artists to develop a new grammar for the expression of ideas.

Inquiry Questions

Factual

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Conceptual

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Debatable

How has visual storytelling changed over time?

How can we use visual screen language to tell a story?

To what extent does film grammar constitute a language?

Content

• Students will explore the different types of camera framing and camera movement for storytelling.
• Students will explore Silent Film history and techniques.
• Students will analyze the framing and movement in a film scene for meaning.
• Students will develop an artistic intention and log line.
• Students will apply camera movement and framing on a storyboard as a means to express the artistic intention.

Assignments

Formative: Camera Movement
Summative: In Class Essay: Movement
Summative: